Candy coating feeding machine



Feb. 28, 1939.

J. B. DILGER ET AL CANDY COATING FEEDING MACHINE Original Filed June 13, 1955 OOQOOOOOOQOOO OOOOJOOOOOOOOOOOUO Elnuenkozs Jim: B- OiLger qC/Idr/Qs Alley ri Reissued Feb. 28, 1939 UNITED 21,015 CANDY COATING FEEDING, ACHINE John B. 'Dilger, 'Lyndhurst, and Charles Allegri, Nutley, N. J.

'O'rig inalNo. '2;054,247, dated September is, 1936,

Serial No. 2'6,43"8,--June 1 3, 1935. Application for reissue March 21, 1938, SBIi'aI -Nbl-IBZZE'L 8 Claims. (Cl. 198-30) This invention relate's'to machines for feeding products to a coating machine and has special relation to improved means for desirably spacing candy centers and such like products and feeding them in such spaced relation to a coating machine. 1

The main object of this invention is the provision of a novel feeding device'for feeding sni'all candies, nut goods, cakes, biscuits and other food products, chewing gum, and medicine tablets which are to be coated with chocolate or other coating, into a coating machine, in such manner that the candiesremain separated from each other while receiving the chocolate or other coating. In the feeding devices commonly used, many of the candies lie'to'o close to each other while being coated, so that upon emergence from the coating machine they are stucktogether by the chocolate coating, and such candies must be either discarded as waste, or sold at a loss as seconds.

The above and other objects will become apparent from the description below, in which characters of reference refer to like-named parts in the accompanying drawing.

Referring briefly to the drawing, I

Figure 1 is a schematic side view -'of the'feeding machine.

Figure 2 is a plan view of a section of the conveyor belt on which the candies to be coated are set by an operator.

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numerals I and II represent respectively a large and a small pulley, roller or drum mutually intermeshed by gears l2 and I3 respectively, each gear being co-axial and rigid on its roller. A conveyor belt I4, consisting of a pair of spaced-apart bands or belts I5 and I6, is trained about the ends of the roller I 0. A second conveyor belt I1, extending the width of the roller I, is trained about the latter at one end and about a second roller I8 at the other, the end I8 of this belt lying adjacent to the intake conveyor belt of the chocolate coating machine, not shown. Either the roller ID or the roller II is driven by a motor, not shown.

The band I5 is provided throughout its length with closely spaced-apart pins l9, and the band I6 with similar pins 20. Candy racks 2|, which may be made of light metal such as tin or sheet iron which is beaded or otherwise formed to give to shake the candies into the holes.

them rigidity, are bridged-across the bands I5 and-Hi.- Eac'hrack 2-I has'on one end a rounded slot 22 with its mouth-at the "end of the rack, and at its other end a similar slot 123 with its mouth at the side of the rack.- It is obvious that the 5 racksare readily removabl'y "mounted on the bands I5 and-i6 by having the pins 19 "and 20 registering in-the slots 22 and '23, respectively.

Each rack '2 I has a plurality of holes or openings '24 provided throughout its length; These '10 holes, for candies of the cream drop variety illustrated, are circular, although "their form may be va'ried forother shapes of candies.

In operation, the un-coatedcandies 25-45 are deposited on the fron't end 26 or the "conveyor I4. As all of the-"candies will not fall peak-down into the holes 24; a shaking mechanism is provided This comprises a shaft 21 extending thewidth of the belt I4 having a pinion 28 on one end driven by a gear '29 .from a source of power not shown; At either end of the shaft 21 is a disk 3'0'havin'g on its outer face an 'excentricpin 3|. A link '32 is pivoted on the pin 3|, and at its lower end is provided with a pivoted horizontal tongue 33 engaging the lower e'dge of the band l5 or IE. Whileth'e belt H "is moving, the gear 29 is rotated rapidly, thus causing a rapid shaking of the-belt and "causing the candies 25 on the racks 2| to be shaken into the holes 24. To prevent 30 the candies from falling out of the racks while passing around the roller III, a guard 34 is provided around this roller.

With the candies in the holes of the racks 2|, the latter are conveyed around the roller I0, 35 and when they reach the belt H, the candies drop out of the racks onto the belt I in rows and stand upright. The belt then carries them into the coating machine.

It is to be noted that the candies arrive at the 40 coating machine aligned in rows and spaced apart from each other, so that it is impossible for two candies to be pasted together by the chocolate coating. A bafile 35 may be mounted in the path of the rising lower side of the belt I4, to wipe off the racks 2| any candies which may have failed to drop out onto the belt l1. An idler roller 36 may be mounted between the battle 35 and the roller II] to increase the slope of the lower portion of the belt M on leaving the roller l0.

Obviously, modifications in form and structure may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

It should be understood that the application of the invention herein shown and described as being especially adapted and arranged for spacing cone shaped centers for chocolate coated candies is typical merely of various practical applications of the invention and that the invention is not limited to such specific details of construction.

We claim:-

1. A' device of the class described comprising a roller having a belt band trained about each end thereof, spaced-apart pins on each of said bands, racks having slotted ends engageable on said pins removably mounted on said bands and bridging said bands, said racks having holes therein adapted to receive candies therein.

2. A device of the class described comprising a roller having a belt band trained about each end thereof, spaced-apart pins on each of said bands,

racks having slotted ends engageable on said pins removably mounted on said bands and bridging said bands, said racks being provided with holes adapted to receive candies therein, and means for shaking said bands to cause said candles to fall into said holes.

3. A device of the class described comprising a roller having a belt band trained about each end thereof, spaced-apart pins on each of said bands, racks having slotted ends engageable on said pins removably mounted on said bands and bridging said bands, said racks having holes therein adapted to receive candies, and a guardsurrounding one side of said roller to prevent said candies from falling out of said racks while said racks are passing around said roller.

4. A feeding device for candy coating machines and similar apparatus comprising a roller, a belt band trained about each end of said roller,

spaced-apart pins on each of said bands, a plurality of racks having slotted ends engageable on said pins removably mounted on said bands and bridging said bands, said racks being provided with holes adapted to receive the candies therein, means for shaking said bands to cause said candies to fall into said holes, a second roller, means for rotating said rollers in proper timed relation, and a conveyor belt trained about said second roller, said latter conveyor belt being adapted to receive the articles to be fed from said racks andlfeed the same to the respective machine without disturbing the uniform order or arrangement.

5. A feeding device for candy coating machines, and similar apparatus comprising a roller, a belt band trained about each end of said roller, spaced-apart pins on each of said bands, a plurality of racks having slotted ends engageable on said pins removably mounted on said bands and bridging said bands, said racks having holes therein adapted to receive the articles to be coated, a guard surrounding one side of said roller to prevent said articles from falling out of said racks while said racks are passing around said roller, a second roller, means for rotating said rollers in proper timed relation, and a conveyor belt trained about said second roller, said latter conveyor belt being adapted to receive the articles to be fed from said racks and feed the same to the respective machine without disturbing the uniform order or arrangement.

6. In a feeding mechanism for articles such as candy centers and which have bottoms larger than their tops, an endless substantially horizontally arranged conveyor, the conveyor having spaced holes in which the articles are adapted to be suspended upside down by their larger ends, a roller around which the conveyor is trained for reversing the articles, a second conveyor arranged beneath the first said conveyor and upon which the articles are deposited from the said first mentioned conveyor with their smaller ends uppermost, guard means surrounding one side of said roller to prevent said articles from falling out of said holes while passingaround said roller, and means fordriving the two conveyors in suitable timed relation to preserve the spacing of the articles.

'7. The invention as defined in claim 6, and means for shaking the receiving conveyor to cause said articles to fall into said holes.

8. The invention as defined in claim 6, and. means associated with the first mentioned conveyor for causing said. articles to fall into said holes, and means arranged and adapted to cause a any articles which do not drop freely out of said holes onto the second conveyor, to be forced out of said holes.

JOHN B. DILGER. CHARLES ALLEGRI. 

